ARTHUR ALEXION on 7 Oct 2006 19:18:54 -0000


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Re: [PLUG] After dist_upgrade, kubuntu system won't boot


Follow up (need more help).

--- sean finney <seanius@seanius.net> wrote:

> hi art,
> 
> On Sat, 2006-10-07 at 10:43 -0700, ARTHUR ALEXION
> wrote:

> i'd start with reinstalling some of the packages
> involved in the first
> steps of a bootup. specifically:
> 
> - your kernel (linux-image-2.6-686 or similar)
> - your bootloader
> - your init subsystemsystem
> - ubuntu-standard
> 
> if you haven't had to do it before, it's not to hard
> to get into your
> system to make these changes by doing the following:
> 
> - boot off a rescue cd / installer cd

Done.  OK

> - mount your root filesystem onto something like
> /target

Done.  OK

> - chroot /target

Done.  OK

> - mount -a (make sure  /proc and /sys get mounted)

Done.  OK

> - do your stuff

This is where I have a problem.

sudo apt-get install linux-image-2.6.12-10-686

gets me

sudo: unable to lookup ubuntu via gethostbyname()
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
linux-image-2.6.12-10-686 is already the newest
version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not
upgraded.

> - unmount all your filesystems
> - reboot.


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